Rebekah's Ramblings

Here are some funny and/or sweet things Rebekah has said recently.

"Let's be friends forever," while cuddling with me on the couch.

During bedtime prayers: "I love God. I hug Him and I kiss Him. In Jesus' name, Amen."

"I want to be brown like our new President."

Here's a little dialogue between the two of us.
Rebekah: Let's go home, Mommy.
Me: We are home. Where at home do you want to go?
Rebekah: To Wal-Mart.

And another dialogue:
Rebekah: Mommy, I'm getting ready to go bowling.
Me: What are you doing to get ready to go bowling?
Rebekah: I'm putting on my bowling shoes, my bowling pants, my bowling skirt, my bowling socks...(her voice fades)

A few minutes pass and Rebekah returns.
Rebekah: I need to go bowling.
Me: Where are you going to go bowling?
Rebekah: Where Maggie goes to....You turn left then right.

Things that Make You Go Hmmmm...

One word I wish I had never taught Rebekah is 'vagina'. In the beginnings of potty training I taught her the word, but I wish I had taught her 'private' or something similar. Fortunately, Rebekah has not used the word in public other than in the bathroom at the mall when no one was around, and she only says it at home, but part of me is afraid she is going to blurt it out somewhere that will cause embarrassment.

Lately Joshua has had some diarrhea and a low-grade fever, if you can call it a fever. I'm fairly confident it is due to teething. His temperature has been below 101, and his bowel movements have been mushy to runny. (OK, so if you're not a parent this probably is not what you wanted to know.) Joshua has also had a clear runny nose. Of course, these could be symptoms of a little virus, but Joshua has also had his fingers in his mouth more than normal lately, and it seems like there may be some teeth starting to work their way in, although they have a long way to go before they will cut through. I could see some white under his gums, plus it's been forever since he's cut any teeth, and he only has 6 teeth so far.

So, Joshua has had explosive diapers lately, and I was changing a very explosive one after supper. I had to get Darrin to help me some, and of course, Rebekah knew that something interesting must be happening, so she stands over me while I am cleaning up Joshua on the floor. She looks straight down at him and asks, "Is that Joshua's pbajina?" Darrin and I just give each other "the look". You know that look. It's the look that says, "What are we gonna do?" I told Rebekah no that it was his boy parts. I told her she has girl parts and Joshua has boy parts. Of course, Rebekah went on to talk about boy parts and girl parts, but I was just glad and relieved that she was content with that answer.

Rebekah's Ramblings

Here are a few humorous things Rebekah has said lately that have us laughing.

1) Rebekah was trying to eat her supper but was having trouble. She did not want us to help her, but then she said, "I need help with myself."

2) One morning as we were getting ready to eat breakfast Rebekah informed me, "My eyes are hurting." When I asked her why her eyes were hurting she replied, "Because I want to go to preschool."

3) Rebekah likes to grab things around the house and pretend they are something totally different. She had a cup filled with balloons (not inflated) and 3 pencils sticking out the top like straws. I asked her if it was a milk shake. She said, "No, water, water... a water shake."

4) Rebekah was singing, "Lou, Lou, Skip to My Lou", but she sang, "Lou, Lou, Seh Mah Noo".

5) Rebekah does this all the time. She makes up a song (sometimes sings a familiar song and changes the words or even sings the original song), then when she finishes the song she declares, "That was an awesome song!"